Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ In Ethiopia, a Saudi company leases land to grow and export rice http://www.pri.org/stories/world/africa/in-famine-stricken-ethiopia-a-saudi-company-leases-land-to-grow-and-export-rice-7663.html Africa Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:00:00 -0600 Famine has swept through much of Ethiopia in the past year, but a new project will see a Saudi Arabian country convert one of the most fertile areas to produce rice for export. The idea is it's better to have people employed and making money. PRI: Public Radio International